The Phenomenon in Which You Come to Believe That a False

question 9

Multiple Choice

The phenomenon in which you come to believe that a false claim is actually true simply because it is familiar is called…

• A) False consensus effect
• B) Mere exposure effect
• C) Illusion-of-truth effect
• D) The backfire effect

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